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Birth
c.1872 (Chicago, Illinois)
Death
1957 (Chicago, Illinois)
Lived/Active
Illinois/California / France
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pulp-fiction illustration-fantasy, early landscape painting
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James Allen Saint John was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 1, 1872. James was the son of artist Susan St John. When quite young he sailed to Paris with his mother to study at Academy Julian. He arrived in California in 1887 and lived in the San Joaquin Valley where he further studied for three years with Joaquin Torrey and later studied at the Art Students League in New York.
He became famous for illustrating Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan books. He (showing 500 of 2371 characters). |
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